Kadant Inc.
Kadant Inc.
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Kadant Inc.
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- Sector
- Industrials
- CEO
- Jeffrey L. Powell
- Headquarters
- One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, US
- Industry
- Industrial - Machinery
- Sector
- Industrials
- CEO
- Jeffrey L. Powell
- Headquarters
- One Technology Park Drive, Westford, MA, US
Kadant Inc. supplies technologies and engineered systems worldwide. It operates through three segments: Flow Control, Industrial Processing, and Material Handling.
The Flow Control segment develops, manufactures, and markets fluid-handling systems and equipment, such as rotary joints, syphons, turbulator bars, expansion joints, and engineered steam and condensate systems; and doctoring, cleaning, and filtration systems and related consumables, consisting of doctor systems and holders, doctor blades, shower and fabric-conditioning systems, formation systems, and water-filtration systems.
The Industrial Processing segment develops, manufactures, and markets ring and rotary debarkers, stranders, chippers, logging machinery, industrial automation and control systems, recycling and approach flow systems, and virgin pulping process equipment for use in the packaging, tissue, wood products, and alternative fuel industries.
The Material Handling segment offers conveying and vibratory equipment, and balers and related equipment; and manufactures and sells biodegradable absorbent granules for carriers in as carriers in agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, turf, and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption.
The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
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Fair Value
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Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Kadant Inc.. Starting points for Kadant Inc.: P/E 29.7, EPS $9.29, beta 1.17 — an Industrial - Machinery name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Kadant Inc.. Kadant Inc. paid $1.40 per share over the last year — a 0.5% yield at the current $266.30 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Kadant Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Kadant Inc. stands at $9.29. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Kadant Inc.. Kadant Inc. has reported as a listed company since 1992. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Kadant Inc. valued side by side against its closest peers. Kadant Inc. is measured against Industrial - Machinery peers within the Industrials sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold Kadant Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $3.14B market value, institutional positions materially move Kadant Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Kadant Inc. executives and directors. Shares of Kadant Inc. have traded between $244.87 and $429.95 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Kadant Inc.. Kadant Inc. is a $3.14B Industrials company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Kadant Inc.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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Latest headlines and company announcements for Kadant Inc.. Coverage tracks Kadant Inc. within Industrial - Machinery (Industrials). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.